Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Geiger

JAMES, Chief Justice.

Jacob Geiger, a minor, by next friend alleged that he was in the defendant’s employ as a worker at a chisel mortiser when he was ordered away from same by his superior and put to work at a rip saw. That while in the act of ripping a small piece of timber the rip saw caught in front of the same with the back teeth thereof throwing same back, over and around, and dragging and throwing plaintiff’s right hand into the saw and injured it without fault or negligence on plaintiff’s part. That said injuries were caused by defendant’s negligence in these respects: That the guide…